DNA from the Beginning - An animated primer of 75 experiments that made modern genetics. Modern genetics The Circulation Game Purpose of activity: To learn (or review) information about circulation. Basic science concepts covered: distribution of oxygen to cells and carbon dioxide to lungs via red blood cells, production of red blood cells in bone, delivery of sugar and protein to cells via the blood stream, delivery of wastes to the kidneys for disposal out of the body, the heart as the driving force that keeps the blood moving, the “map” of the circulatory system in and out of lungs, heart and body parts. Description: This is a two-team game that can accommodate 2-6 players (possibly 7 or 8). Target age group: ages 8-14 Time allowance: 30-60 minutes to assemble (time greatly depends on how much coloring is done and if assembly is being done by students in class or adults ahead of time) and 30-45 minutes to play Materials needed: Copies of the pattern pages on white card stock, scissors, X-acto knife, clear packaging tape, colored pencils, white glue, thin cardboard (cereal boxes work) Comments are closed.
Web Lab Directory Mutations > Blood Cell Bingo Game Purpose of activity: To review information about all types of blood cells, both red and white cells. Target age group: ages 10 and up (great for high school!) Time allowance: 5-15 minutes per game (play multiple games) Description: This is standard bingo except that the board is made of moveable, double-sided pieces. There are four levels of clues, so the game can easily be played multiple times. Also included are two “cheat sheets” that can be handed out to the players, making the game more of a learning activity and less of a guessing game (since the clues require remembering facts). This game is recommended as a review activity, not as a method of initial teaching. 6 Copies of pattern pages printed onto card stock, some copies on regular paper, about 15 tokens for each player (pennies, candies, etc.) Click here to download Blood Cell Bingo Game Comments are closed.
Cell, Socks, and Sex Cell, Socks, and Sex Description: This is a fun, easy way to teach the process of mitosis and meiosis. This will strengthen vocabulary concepts like homologus pairs, diploid, haploid, tetrad and many others. This lesson will also clear up concepts like sexual determination, trisomy and even twining. Materials: Four or five pairs of socks. Lesson Plan: I start with a long, striped piece of fabric that has been twisted hundreds of times to represent chromatin material. I use socks with colored stripes, so that I can easily make reference to the genes in them, but add the idea of homologous chromosomes and alleles. I use a similar approach to teach meiosis. Now, I add the sex chromosomes to the original autosomal chromosomes. While singing Sthe race is on and here comes Clyde in the back stretch,S the sperm swims a bit and meets the egg. Fellows Collection Index Activities Exchange Index
Genetic Mechanisms and inheritance The Blood Typing Game - about blood groups, blood typing and blood transfusions What happens if you get a blood transfusion with the wrong blood type? Even though a patient's own blood type is the first choice for blood transfusions, it's not always available at the blood bank. Try to save some patients' lives and learn about human blood types! Play the Blood Typing Game About this game Embed the Blood Typing Game onto your own web site or blog Swedish version of the game 2012 Winner of the Best Game Category by Swedish Learning Awards "The winner has created a minimalistic but, at the same time, captivating graphic design which grabs the user's curiosity. See a Video about the Blood Typing Game 3 min. 1. ploster34802. Listed are players who have the highest number of treated patients within the last 24 hours.
Dragon Delivery | Home | K20alt Lesson Snapshot 1. Engage: Students will watch a video or look at a picture and identify all of the similarities and differences of dragons. 2. 3. 4. 5. Structure and function of DNA in cells 2nd Biannual NGSS STEM Education Conference Download the conference schedule and a map Session 1 Arms & Arteries: Adventures in Biomechanical Engineering Looking for ways to integrate engineering into your life science and biology classes? Try biomechanical engineering! Join us as we engineer ways to unclog arteries and construct prosthetic arms while incorporating key scientific principles and NGSS Science & Engineering Practices along the way. Download Session PDFs Session 2 Environmental Engineering: Life in the Bay Water Together we’ll design and build tools for exploring bay water. Session 3 Seismic Engineering Feeling a little shaky on how to teach engineering in your earth science unit? Session 4 Build a Battery of Batteries Come explore the physics and chemistry of simple batteries! Session 5 Build a Better Motor We’ll start by taking apart a spring-powered motor to see how it stores and releases energy, and then we’ll take apart a small electric motor to see how the magnets, wire coils, and electrical connections are arranged.
Epigenetics II: DNA Methylation in Arabidopsis Jermel Watking, Bruce Nash, and David Micklos DNA Learning Center, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Although DNA is the blueprint of life, not all genes are actively expressed in every cell within a multicellular organism. As discussed in our Carolina Tips® article, "Epigenetics I: Using Carolina Corn Ears to Teach Genetic Imprinting," phenotypic differences between cells occur because genes are turned on or off in a cell-specific way. Arabidopsis, FWA, and DNA methylation One very important step in plant development is the switch from vegetative growth to flowering for sexual reproduction. FWA is normally expressed in endosperm, a tissue that feeds the seedling but does not contribute to the structure of the adult. Classroom application To study this homeotic mutation, you can grow Arabidopsis seed in your class. This relatively simple experiment offers a sophisticated test for specific chemical changes to DNA that act as an important developmental regulator in plants.